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Section 139 Power of entryI1C1

England and Wales

(1)

This section applies to—

(a)

any inspection conducted by the Chief Inspector under section 136, F1...

(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)

The Chief Inspector may, at any reasonable time, enter any premises for the purposes of the inspection F2..., other than any premises excluded by subsection (3).

(3)

The premises excluded by this subsection are any domestic premises that are not a school (within the meaning of EA 1996).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 139(1)(b) and word omitted (18.7.2012) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1879), arts. 1, 4(4)(a)

F2

Words in s. 139(2) omitted (18.7.2012) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1879), arts. 1, 4(4)(b)

Modifications

C1

S. 139 applied (9.11.2015) by The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1792), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1

Commencement

I1

S. 139 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(u)

Notes on Chapter 4

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Pt. 8 Ch. 4 heading omitted (18.7.2012) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1879), arts. 1, 4(2)